One of the highest priorities of the Judiciary Committee during my time as Chairman has been to protect children from harm, and the recent sentencing of Dr. Nassar highlights the need for serious reforms to protect young athletes and hold predators accountable.
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With the introduction of the Securing America’s Future Act, Congress has an historic opportunity to fix our broken immigration system, and I will continue to work with lawmakers in the House and Senate to see these important reforms become reality.
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In the past year, the terrorist group ISIS has lost a significant amount of ground. However, while it has received some coverage, it’s safe to say that the successes by the United States in helping to reclaim territory from ISIS have not received the attention they deserve. Thanks to our Armed Forces and strong foreign policy outlined by President Trump and General Mattis, the Secretary of Defense, the grip of ISIS on Iraq and Syria has greatly diminished. In 2014, the rapid expansion of ISIS in...
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In March of last year, 28-year-old Taylor Force, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan from Texas, was in Israel for a school trip as part of his graduate studies. By all accounts, he was a young man with great potential. But tragedy struck during that trip when Taylor was brutally murdered in an attack by a Palestinian terrorist. The loss of this young man is heartbreaking. It’s even more disturbing when you learn that the family of his killer will receive payments from the Palestinian Authority as...
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